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Pope Francis to travel to Kenya, Uganda and Central African Republic

20/11/2015

  • Pope Francis is to set off for his first apostolic journey to Africa on the morning of Wednesday 25 November.

    At the heart of his 6-day journey, taking him to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic is his desire to bring a message of peace, reconciliation, dialogue and the impetus to overcome internal divisions.

    Speaking on Thursday morning at a Press Conference in the Vatican, Press Office Director Fr Federico Lombardi said for Jorge Mario Bergoglio it will be a first time in Africa, and  not only as Pope…

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The Opposition is presented with a copy of the Legislation Regulating Assisted Human Procreation

19/11/2015

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 18 ta’ Novembru 2015, saret laqgħa li matulha r-Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius ippreżenta lill-Onor. Kap tal-Oppozizzjoni Simon Busuttil, id-dokument ta’ pożizzjoni dwar il-Leġizlazzjoni li Tirregola l-Prokreazzjoni Umana Assistita.

    Matul din il-laqgħa, ir-Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius fisser kif dan id-dokument huwa l-ewwel studju dettaljat li qed jiġi ppreżentat lill-politiċi u lis-soċjetà Maltija, wara li l-Gvern ħabbar l-intenzjoni tiegħu li jsir xi tibdil fl-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Embrijuni tal-2012…

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Pope at Audience: Door to God’s Mercy never closed

19/11/2015

    • Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, during which he focused his catechetical reflections on the upcoming Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which opens on December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

      In an impassioned address to the thousands of faithful pilgrims and tourists on hand, in which he departed frequently from his prepared text to emphasize his points, Pope Francis said, “If the door of God’s mercy is always open, even so must be the doors of our churches, the love of our communities, our parishes, our institutions, our dioceses, for when they are, we can all go out to bring this mercy of God [to those who most need it]…

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The Government of Malta is presented with a copy of the Legislation Regulating Assisted Human Procreation

18/11/2015

  • Nhar it-Tlieta 17 ta’ Novembru 2015, saret laqgħa ilbieraħ filgħaxija fil-bini tal-Parlament, u li matulha r-Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius ippreżenta lill-Onor. Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat id-dokument ta’ pożizzjoni dwar il-Legizlazzjoni li Tirregola l-Prokreazzjoni Umana Assistita. Dan id-dokument tħejja minn grupp ta’ 22 espert fl-oqsma tal-mediċina, il-liġi, il-psikoloġija, il-politika soċjali, l-istudji tal-familja, l-istudji tad-diżabiltà, il-filosofija u t-teoloġija. Dan il-grupp ta’ esperti ġie mqabbad mill-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija biex jipprepara studju fuq it-tibdil li l-Gvern jidher li qed iħejji biex idaħħal fl-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Embrijuni (2012)…

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Pope warns against temptations of leading a double life

18/11/2015

  • The importance of safeguarding our Christian identity and not living double lives: that was the theme at the heart of Pope Francis’ homily at the Santa Marta Mass on Tuesday morning. The Pope based his words on the daily readings which focus on the need for coherence between our spiritual and our temporal lives.

    Pope Francis began by reflecting on the elderly Jewish Rabbi Eleazar who chose to be martyred rather than submit to the unjust laws that we read about in the second book of Macceabees…

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Pope Francis: We don’t put our Christian identity up for auction

17/11/2015

  • The single thought, humanism that takes the place of Jesus, destroys the Christian identity. We don’t put that identity card up for auction. Those were the words of Pope Francis on Monday during  Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.

    Worldliness leads to the single thought and apostasy

    The first reading of the day from the first Book of the Maccabees, tells of “a root of evil” that arose in those days: the Hellenistic King Antiochus Epiphanes imposes pagan customs in Israel, to the ” chosen people “, that is, the” Church of that time…

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New Collective Agreement for Casa Leone

16/11/2015

  • A new collective agreement has been signed between Casa Leone XIII, a Church Home for the Elderly, and the Professionals and Services Employees Union (PSEU). The agreement, covering the period 2015-2019, was signed by Mr Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, and by Mr Karmenu Vella, President of PSEU.

    The agreement provides for better work conditions for all grades, especially lower grades, including higher salaries backdated to January, shift allowances and service awards in recognition for long service…

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The Archbishop observes one minute of silence for victims of Paris attacks

16/11/2015
  • Today, at noon, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna together with Curia and Caritas Malta employees observed one minute of silence for the victims of the terrorist attacks that happened in Paris. Right afterwards, the Archbishop celebrated Mass and offered prayers for the victims who lost their lives in recent terrorist attacks, as well as prayers for peace.

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The Archbishop institutes three seminarians in the Acolyte Ministry

16/11/2015

  • On Friday 13th November 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna instituted three seminarians in the Acolyte Ministry, during a celebration at the parish church of Saint Philip of Agira, Ħaż-Żebbuġ.

    The three seminarians were Sinclair Bugeja from the Parish of the Holy Family, Iklin, Ryan Lee Pace from the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gżira, and Mark Spiteri from the Parish of Saint Philip of Agira, Ħaż-Żebbuġ…

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